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	2/3/2012 - Congratulations, Olayode Ahmed! On Thursday after lunch Olayode signed a national letter of intent to play Division I soccer at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. Olayode, who is from Nigeria, will be joining a young program that is looking to develop under the guidance of Head Coach Isang Jacob who is also from Nigeria. In the above photo Director ...   View
	2/2/2012 - This winter Mr. Peller asked his students in Multi-Variable Calculus to create three-dimensional models of functions. He showed them contour maps and demonstrated plane cutting before culminating the unit with these models. As Mr. Peller explained, "In the project, they modeled temperature that varied with position (both x and y). The vertical component of the graph repres...   View
	2/2/2012 - In Chapel this evening, we were excited to hear from Haroon Rahimi, who provided us with a powerful introduction to the Muslim tradition. Using an interview format, Mr. Weymouth asked Haroon about the five pillars of Islam: the creed, daily prayers, fasting during Ramadan, giving to the poor, and the once in a lifetime pilgrimage to Mecca. Haroon described each of these co...   View
	2/1/2012 - Happy Birthday, January babies! On Tuesday evening all the students and faculty who have birthdays in January had the opportunity to sit together during dinner and celebrate with silly hats and birthday cake. In the picture above are Young Soo Sung, Ziang Zhou, Ms. Brewer, Kangdi Wang, Megan Grzywacz, Liam O'Reilly, and Ben Coleman....   View
	2/1/2012 - Winter Parents' Weekend is just around the corner, and we are looking forward to having everyone on campus in a little over a week! In preparation for Parents' Weekend, students and faculty gathered after dinner on Tuesday night to sign up for parent-teacher conferences. While the teachers stayed at their assigned dinner tables, students wove through the crowded room, seek...   View
	1/31/2012 - Welcome back, Pete Woodward! On Monday morning, Rev. Woodward was the third Head of School to visit Ms. Weymouth's senior class, "Prep School Literature." In addition to learning about private school education through their current book assignment, Casualties of Privilege - Essays on Prep Schools' Hidden Culture, Ms. Weymouth's students also are learning through f...   View
	1/30/2012 - This morning in Chapel, we took a break from words. Mr. Lockwood shared with us instead the sounds of music. From his own compositions to those of Dave Brubeck, Pat Metheny, and Antonio Vivaldi, Mr. Lockwood selected beautiful pieces that provided room for reflection and meditation. Although one of the pieces that played as we entered the chapel was recorded, the rest of ...   View
	1/29/2012 - Fun and education in Boston! A group of Ms. Devine's students in her Acting & Scene Study and Theater courses traveled down to the Boston Opera House this past week to see Green Day's Broadway musical "American Idiot." As a special surprise our former Music Director, Matt LaRocca, and his wife, Heather, joined the group to see the show! It was a ...   View
	1/29/2012 - Holderness in Switzerland! Yesterday I receive a delightful note and fun photo from Mrs. Macomber. Mr. and Mrs. Macomber and their daughter, Anna, are in Europe this winter, and they enjoyed a mini Holderness reunion on Friday. Mrs. Macomber writes: "We are here in St. Moritz, Switerland, lucky enough to get to be fans for Julia Ford '08 as she ...   View
	1/29/2012 - Happy Birthday Megan! Holderness is blessed with very supportive parents. One of the many ways our parents support the Holderness family is to provide athletes with post-game treats. Often after games our parents will surprise a team with delicious goodies, and sometimes even meals! Yesterday, after the JV Hockey Super Stars won convincingly against Brewst...   View